There is potentially false economy in this depending on how heavily they are leveraged. Those high returns certainly look good, but they might be obtained by investing in derivatives that open you up to more risk - the kind that turns a survivable crash into an excuse to take up basejumping.
The Pelosis do use options, something your average investor wouldn't touch unless they 1) are a degenerate gambler, or 2) have reliable information of future market events.
There is potentially false economy in this depending on how heavily they are leveraged. Those high returns certainly look good, but they might be obtained by investing in derivatives that open you up to more risk - the kind that turns a survivable crash into an excuse to take up basejumping.
The Pelosis do use options, something your average investor wouldn't touch unless they 1) are a degenerate gambler, or 2) have reliable information of future market events.
And just in case anyone here doesn't know, members of Congress are EXEMPT from insider trading laws.
They're also exempt from Obamacare. In fact, they're exempt from all the shit they impose on the rest of us.
This is the kind of stuff we should be throwing Tea Parties over.
The Boston Tea Party was over a 1% tax.
That generation would impart a worse punishment on us if they knew that we'd willingly give away 1/3rd of hard-earned Monopoly money.